stickly
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈstɪkli/
- She found a stickly plant in the garden.
Examples
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He wore a stickly tie that looked out of place with his suit.
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The stickly branches barely supported the weight of the bird.
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The plant's stickly stems made it difficult to weave into a basket.
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This stickly tree looks like it needs trimming.
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The artist used a stickly brush to create delicate lines in her painting.
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The tree had stickly branches that made it difficult to walk through the forest.
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His stickly fingers struggled to grasp the tiny object lying on the table.
Synonyms
21
4.0
A person who is tall and thin with long arms and legs that look a little awkward
7
3.8
Thin and light in form, like a small person or light cloth
2
3.4
Thin so you can see or feel the bones
1
6.0
Very thin in a way that looks like a small branch
1
4.3
Thin and straight like a stick
1
4.3
Very thin and like a strand of hair
1
6.3
Having a long thin shape like a plant stem
1
4.5
An animal or object with a slim, narrow body
1
3.5
Having a thin, narrow body shape
1
5.3
Thin and small like a little branch
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4.6
Having a long thin body
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5.6
A thing that has a thin shape compared with others of the same type
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stickly comes from stick plus the ending -ly meaning 'like', so it can mean 'like a stick', that is thin, straight, or slender. So stickly can describe things that look or move in a stick-like way.